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Though many summer events in Blaine have been canceled due to Covid-19, a yearly tradition remains: The 23rd Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition. Christina Winkler, exhibit …
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By Kyra Planetz |
7/29/20 08:01 PM
To make outdoor food distribution safer and easier, the Blaine Food Bank will close for one day of distribution, on Wednesday, August 5, to resurface the outdoor area where customers currently pick …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/29/20 07:51 PM
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) is looking for an interim commissioner to replace Larry McPhail, who retired after more than 10 years as a commissioner.
The current commissioners will appoint …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/29/20 07:48 PM
July 20, 3:02 p.m.: Police were dispatched to a report of two men yelling at each other in the 900 block of Peace Portal Drive. Officers arrived and contacted the apparent victim. The victim claimed …
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7/29/20 07:46 PM
The city of Blaine will sell a vacant downtown property at 665 Peace Portal Drive to Nimbus Properties LLC for $325,000, slightly above its asking price of $300,000.
City council voted unanimously …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/29/20 07:29 PM
The Blaine school district board of directors adopted a resolution on the district’s plan for the 2020-21 school year during its July 27 board meeting that will be sent to the Washington Office …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/29/20 07:22 PM
Question: I often see cars enter highways at speeds well below the speed limit. The cars merge without getting up to speed. Other drivers routinely move left to make way for them. I think it’s …
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By Doug Dahl |
7/29/20 06:53 PM
The Editor:
Partisan manipulation has to stop. The investigation of Alicia Rule because there was a political flyer around the ballot is an absolute ruse. Anyone who has a mailbox or P.O. box …
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7/29/20 06:15 PM
By Kyra Planetz |
7/29/20 06:15 PM
Governor Jay Inslee introduced new changes to his Safe Start phased reopening plan during a June 23 press conference, including dining restrictions and a new rent moratorium, that will go into effect …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/27/20 03:10 PM
The Whatcom County Health Department and Whatcom Unified Command (WUC)will no longer offer free, low-barrier Covid-19 testing at Civic Field Stadium as the resources necessary were unsustainable to …
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By Ian Haupt |
7/24/20 07:50 PM
Ballots for the August 4 primary election were mailed July 15, and voters should also have received a voters’ pamphlet by now, according to the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office. Voters who …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/22/20 08:08 PM
Many Blaine-area businesses say they’ve seen compliance with customers wearing face coverings in stores since governor Jay Inslee issued a series of statewide mandates in late June and early …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/22/20 08:02 PM
Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 15.1 to 9.8 percent in June, according to preliminary data from the Washington State Employment Security Department (WSESD). …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/22/20 07:57 PM
Blaine police chief Donnell Tanksley has suspended the use of the vascular neck restraint by Blaine police officers until further review of the technique.
The neck restraint, sometimes referred to …
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By Ian Haupt |
7/22/20 07:54 PM
The Washington Office of the Secretary of State has asked the USPS, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Department of Homeland Security to investigate potential illegal activity after Alicia Rule, …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/22/20 07:51 PM
This spring, the Port of Bellingham released a promotional map to water access points along Whatcom County’s marine shoreline and freshwater lakes.
The Whatcom Water Trail map aims to …
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7/22/20 07:46 PM
